East Coast urged to prepare for severe weather

Important Takeaways:

  • 130 million in the East brace for severe weather outbreak Monday as Washington sees highest threat in 10 years
  • More than 130 million Americans from New England to the Southeast are bracing for a turbulent afternoon and evening as powerful thunderstorms capable of producing hurricane-force wind gusts, large hail and possible tornadoes develop and race across the eastern U.S., including Washington D.C. which is now seeing its highest severe weather threat since June 2013.
  • The FOX Forecast Center says a cold front is pushing off to the east from the Ohio Valley. As instability forms along the front, it’s creating an environment ripe for severe thunderstorms to develop and sweep across the region.

Read the original article by clicking here.

Last week an EF3 tornado blew through a Pfizer plant as concerns of drug shortages rise

Pfizer Plant Tornado

Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Important Takeaways:

  • US Hospitals Brace for Drug Shortages After Pfizer Plant Damaged in Tornado
  • After an EF-3 tornado ripped through North Carolina this week, there are concerns U.S. hospitals could face drug shortages.
  • One of the hardest hit sites was the Pfizer factory in Rocky Mount, a huge facility with the equivalent of more than 24 football fields in manufacturing space.
  • The drug company says all employees were safely evacuated, adding in a tweet that it is still “determining the best way to get back online as quickly as possible.”
  • The plant produces nearly 25 percent of Pfizer’s sterile injectables used in U.S. hospitals. That includes medicines that treat infections and drugs for anesthesia and surgeries.
  • Experts warn there could be long-term shortages as Pfizer shifts production to other locations or rebuilds.
  • All of this puts even more pressure on already strained drug supplies at U.S. hospitals.
  • Overall, there were 309 drug shortages in the U.S. at the end of June. That’s up from 295 at the end of last year and the highest total recorded since 2014.
  • It’s still not clear which drugs might be affected or how long a shortage could last. For now, hospitals are storing up supplies and holding their breath until more is known.

Read the original article by clicking here.

‘She just held them and prayed;’ Tornado ripped through Nash County

Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Important Takeaways:

  • There is devastation.
  • Dortches, in Nash County, is one of the areas where officials told CBS17 they’re finding the most damage.
  • With just a moment’s notice, people on Town Hall Road found shelter where they could.
  • “When I looked out, it was like midnight. Tree limbs were going this way and that way,” said Mayor Jamie Vick.
  • “The good Lord blessed us, because as you can see with what’s around here, with the size of these trees, the wind, I mean, a lot of people could have lost their life,” said Vick.
  • “She took the brunt of the damage coming in off of them. Three small children she has. She said she watched the roof come off the house just held them and prayed.”
  • The tornado ripped out trees, and even picked up a propane tank. The tank was dropped off next to a little white house that is now barely standing.

Read the original article by clicking here.

Tornado, Flooding across South as major storm moves through the area

Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Important Takeaways:

  • Tornado death toll rises in Texas as epic flooding strikes Pensacola, Florida
  • Hundreds of thousands were without power on Friday across the south-central U.S. following another day of damaging storms on Thursday. Some of the worst damage was in the Texas town of Perryton where a tornado left three dead.
  • Pensacola News Journal reported. Escambia County Fire Rescue and emergency medical services responded to a call just after 8:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday of a person trapped under a tree that fell on their home during the storm. The person was pronounced dead on the scene.
  • More than 230,000 customers were without power in Texas, according to PowerOutage.US. While the majority of the outages in the state came from the northeastern corner, outages were also high in Ochiltree County, which was where a deadly tornado barreled through on Thursday evening. Additionally, power outages were high in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida on Friday morning.

Read the original article by clicking here.

Deadly tornado touched down in Laguna Heights, Texas

Texas Tornado Damage

Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • Touching down in the early hours of Saturday morning, the tornado killed one person and caused significant damage.
  • A damage assessment from the National Weather Service confirmed the rating of the twister as EF1, with estimated maximum wind speeds of 93 mph.
  • The Laguna Heights tornado was one of many that touched down last week, particularly in the Plains, where over a dozen tornadoes were reported on Thursday.

Read the original article by clicking here.

Tornado in the mountains of Montana; Strange times are here

Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • Watch: Rare funnel cloud hovers over Montana mountains
  • Video captures views of a funnel cloud forming over Mission Valley in western Montana early Tuesday evening.
  • Recorded by Isley Reust, the footage shows a dark gray cloud hanging over the black, snow-laced mountains in the distance. From that cloud, a funnel extends below, appearing to kick up snow into the air.
  • Tornadoes rarely form over mountains, as conditions would not be optimal, according to the National Weather Service. They noted, however, that tornadoes have crossed the Appalachian Mountains and a 10,000-foot-tall mountain in Yellowstone National Park.
  • About 300 miles northwest of Yellowstone, the town of St. Ignatius was able to see such a unique sight forming over their own mountains.
  • “I’m happy I got to witness it,” Reust said in a tweet.

Read the original article by clicking here.

Tornado triggers State of Emergency across Virginia Beach

Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • Tornado hits Virginia Beach, damaging up to 100 homes and triggering state of emergency
  • The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area Sunday and damaged dozens of homes, downed trees and caused gas leaks. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
  • City officials said it’s unclear how many homes had been damaged but they estimated between 50 and 100, after the tornado touched down just after 6 p.m., CBS affiliate WTKR-TV reported.
  • Much of the damage had been reported in the area of River Road and N. Great Neck Road. It also includes Upper Chelsea Reach and Haversham Close.
  • Virginia Natural Gas responded to several homes with gas leaks and Dominion Energy was reporting just under 1,000 outages early Monday.
  • Great Neck Road will remain closed between Cox High School and the bridge at Adam Keeling Road until further notice to allow for emergency and debris management work to occur, the city said.
  • Crews will be out at 8 a.m. Monday to begin cleaning up streets.

Read the original article by clicking here.

Tornado flattens small town in Oklahoma; leaves trail of destruction into Kansas

Tennis Ball size hail

Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • Monster supercell tornado rips through Midwest killing two and flattening Oklahoma town bringing hail the size of tennis balls and creating a 19,000 ft high ‘debris ball’: 20,000 are still without power
  • A tornado has left a trail of destruction across Oklahoma and Kansas, killing at least two people, levelling homes and leaving tens of thousands without power
  • Several other states are under severe weather watches as the twister system continues to leave a trail of destruction across the Midwest
  • The terrifying twisters tore through the Midwest Wednesday evening, while parts of Nebraska, Missouri, Texas and Iowa have also been placed under tornado and severe thunderstorm watches.
  • Tennis-ball sized hail and torrential winds cut across the region, leaving approximately 20,000 people in the dark after the storms downed powerlines.
  • The severe weather front comes after multiple tornadoes ripped through America’s Midwest and South in recent weeks, killing at least 26 people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

Read the original article by clicking here.

Major storm heads east as Missourians grapple with devastation after twister flattens town

Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • Tornado strikes Missouri village leaving multiple people dead, houses shredded and cars flipped as 90 mph twisters continue ripping across the Midwest with a warning for 85 million Americans
  • Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed there are multiple fatalities and injuries
  • The overnight twister slammed town of Glenallen in Bollinger County, Missouri
  • The system will continue its trek east on Wednesday, producing more storms that will unleash damaging wind gusts, large hail and at least a few tornadoes.
  • More than 85 million people are under threat as the storm moves across the country impacting cities including Chicago, Memphis and Philadelphia

Read the original article by clicking here.

Major storm system unleashes 60 tornadoes leaving 32 dead

Airport Tornado

Luke 21:25 ““And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves

Important Takeaways:

  • At least 32 dead after major storm unleashed more than 60 tornadoes across the South and Midwest: Couple’s bodies found inside their vehicle after tornado ‘flattened’ an Indiana campground
  • Tornadoes in 11 states killed at least 32 people, destroyed homes and businesses
  • The bodies of Brett Kincaid, 53, and Wendy Kincaid, 47, of Rossville, Indiana, were found at McCormick’s Creek State Park where they were camping
  • Deaths also included three others in Indiana, nine in one Tennessee county, four in Illinois, and at least 13 in Tennessee, as well as Alabama and Mississippi

Read the original article by clicking here.